Kesanen Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Kesanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada411:898,67368,969
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Finland31:1,832,23457,803

The alternate forms: Kesänen (255) are calculated separately.

Kesanen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kesanen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kesanen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Kesänen. For other potential spellings of Kesanen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesanen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kesanen is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Kesanen is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Kesanen are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States Kesanen is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 53 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Alaska, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States Kesanen occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 37 percent reside and Norway, where 5 percent reside.

Kesanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kesanen surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Kesanen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 41.99% less than the national average, earning 200,766 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.82% less than the national average, earning $35,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.01% less than the national average, earning $39,243 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kesänen95255/
Keisanen93135/
Kasanen86380/
Kesonen86232/
Kitsanen8012/
Kissanen805/
Kesseanin758/
Keschanin751/
Kosonen715,466/
Kejonen71337/
Kisonen7170/
Kasonen7157/
Kasanin7130/
Kezonen7125/
Kosanin7125/
Kesenin7120/
Kazonen7118/
Kijanen7116/
Kisanin7111/
Kasanyn713/
Kysonen713/
Kysanyn713/
Kasenen712/
Kezenen711/
Kosenen711/
Kaijanen67301/
Keijonen67172/
Kashanin6787/
Kaasonen6715/
Kechanin6713/
Kashanyn6710/
Koshanin677/
Khasanin677/
Kisanina675/
Kassanin673/
Kysanyna673/
Kishanin671/
Kessenin671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kesanen
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